title: When the time for heroics has passed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: R U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Massey
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000266:history; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000266:history; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male